San Francisco-based Travelmate Robotics has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for a suitcase that's great news for travelers who hate carrying around luggage.

Called "the first true fully autonomous suitcase," Travelmate will start at $399 and can move horizontally or vertically, weaving through crowds with its omni wheels like magic. All you need is a smartphone with iOS 8.0 or Android 4.4 or later for it to follow you around. It'll match your speed, up to 6.75 miles per hour.

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"Our goal is to make Travelmate practical, innovative and to bring the future to you," the company says. "The prices that we are offering on Indiegogo are lower than what we will price for retail, and that is because you are actually supporting the development of this project."

The battery has four hours of charge if you use the suitcase in full autonomous (following-you-around) mode, or 100 in standby (regular suitcase) mode. Even wilder, there are LED lights which will indicate the battery level — don't worry, you can turn this off if you don't want to be glowing at the airport.

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Travelmate is TSA-compliant, and the smallest is carry-on-sized for all major airlines. You can manually open the suitcase (which will also make the TSA happy), or blow everyone away with its fingerprint-enabled lock system.

The GPS chip that helps orient Travelmate will also help you keep track of it — this isn't unique to some of the more techie suitcases out there, but this GPS chip is removable, so you'll be able to attach it to any other bags or luggage you want to track. It'll even sound an alarm if it detects it's more than 15 feet from your smartphone. The company says they'll be including two extra chips with all models, so you can add those to whatever you're taking along with your Travelmate suitcase.

The more we read about Travelmate, the more impressed we are (and how the pricey price seems more and more justified) — it will weigh itself! No more trying to balance your suitcase on a scale. It even switches between kilograms and pounds if you like.

You can start backing Travelmate at $5. Small is available at $399, medium at $495, and large at $595. It'll come in six colors, and shipping is estimated for June 2017.